Plaster and seed sower and roller combined



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY S. BABCOCK AND STlLLMAN II. JENKS, OF IONIA, MICHIGAN.

PLASTER AND SEED SOWER AND ROLLER CMBINED.

Specification forming part of Letters latent No. 45,686. dated January3,1S65.

To il Iuzom it may rom'ern lle it known that we, HENRY S. BAnooCK and STILLMAN H. J nuits, ot' Ionia, in the county ot' Ioni-LL, and State ot' lllichicau, have invented a new and useful machine tor sowing,r plaster' and seed and rolling.;` the land sowed at one and the saine time, which we call a Gombined Plaster and Seed Sowe and Rollerf7 and we do liereb'v declare that the following is a i'ull, clear, and exactdescription ot'tlieconstruction and operation of the same, ret'erenee being had to the accompanjyingdrawings, malting' part of this specilication, in whichlfigure 1 represents an end view or elevation ot' the machine; Fig. 2, a top view ot'the same, and Fig. 3 detached view of adjustable bot tem and reciprocating; bar ol`plaster-sower.

Our invention consists, tirst, inthe arrangement and combination of a plaster and seed sewer with aloud-roller, whereby the farmer is enabled to sow his seed, roll it in the ground, and sow it with plaster atthe saine time; and, secondly, in the construction of the plastersower with a rt-.ciprocating bar provided with a series of teeth or prongs moving` laterally over a narrow apei ture 1n the bottom of the plasterbox, extending.; from end to end thereot, by which prongs the plaster is agitated and distributed evenly over the ground.

,lo enabb` others skilled in the art to multe and use. our invention, we will proceed to dc a trough with a series o1' aperturak in ile bot tonr4 rfhen are opened and closed e; bar or cord in such manner as to ieenlate and miualize. the distribution ot' tin set-tl on tu, ground as tho machine passes o\ er it. what: t "tioeatine motion is communicated lby the friction-roller 3 bearing` against the head 1 ot' the land-roller A, and operating.;l it by means of a crank, 9', and connecting-rod 1U. In rear of the landroller and upon the frame is arranged the plaster-box 14., which is constructed with a metal bottom, 13, capable ot' adjustment so as to leave a suitable Space between its edge and the side ot' the box for the distribution ofthe desired quantity ot` plas ter. 0n the inside oi' the plaster-box extending from end to end is arranged edgewise a reciprocating;` metal plate, 12, to which are attached a number of prongs crossing the aperture in tlie bottom ot'the box and resting on the plate 13. Motion is communicated to this plate 12 by the rod l0 connecting the stub 11 with tie eranh t), said crank being rotated by the '1ictioii-1oller 3 bearing against the head of the lamlroller.

The drivcrs seat l is supported on iraniework 1b above the land-roller, and in a convenient position on therig'ht hand ot' the driver are arranged levers t3 (5', by which, through connecting-rods S S and levers 5 5', he has control ot' the Seed and plaster sower to throw thern in or out ot' gea' at L ileasure, and are held in the desired position b v the ratchetbars T T.

llaving,` thus described our invention, what we c laiin as new, and desire to secure b v lietA ters Patent, is-

'lhe plaster-box 14, having an unobstructed opening,` extending the whole length, the ad `insta-ble bottoni plate` 13, and toothed recip- 

